Ok Knights! I waited to check in here so the other Knights' reviews wouldn't bias my first impressions. The personalized bottles had me grinning like a praised child immediately upon opening the box (though I knew they were from Giggler's post yesterday).....
almost too cool to open....
NOT!!!
I ripped into them and did the sniff test. Very pleased with all three and nothing too surprising (in a bad way). Ok, pretty and nice smelling....how do they taste?!? I put the smallest amount possible of each on my tongue directly (probably not advisable) and was like...ok....
YUM thrice!! Ohh, this is gonna be a good knight!
Out of all the tanks, I'm pretty partial to my kanger T3S's and T3D's (easy, reliable, never leak/gurgle etc). I had three brand new T3S's in the plastic waiting for this moment and loaded and labeled them up and then waited....note: I also dripped directly onto the wicks and one drop directly onto the coils before closing them up, as I knew full well it was going to be hard to wait long enough!
First Impressions
Knight's Blood Oath
This is the one that I was looking forward to the most. Took the brand new coil a bit to break in and for me to be able to play with wattages and see the differences. Color, texture, and consistency had me snickering when loading the tank...it's actually kinda "sticky" like real blood..very cool. Flavor was good but hasn't yet blown me away. I was looking for sweeter or maybe a hint of the cream cheese frosting usually on red velvet cakes, but only a tiny bit and definitely
NOT "sickly sweet" (like GreenLeaf, I hate that in a vape as well). Oddly, I'm getting a lot more coconut flavor on this one than red velvet. Definitely going to have to spend more time and play with different wattages more with Blood Oath to see how I adjust to it.
Knight's Cross
Gorgeous color and (of course) bottle/label struck me as I was fondling the bottle and dripper loading the T3S. Aroma and tongue test were both very nice and actually pleasantly surprised me quite a bit!
Not having vaped custards very much (due to my aversion to "sickly sweet" vapes) I actually didn't think that Knight's Cross was gonna be too much of a hit for me.
AAAAAANT, WRONG !!!! This is a very very good vape! Maybe my favorite of the three! The balance between the (very real!) vanilla flavor and sweetness is spot on and I have been playing with this one the most with different wattages. Seem to be in my usual comfort zone of about 8-9 watts. This is certainly an "Out of the park" hit for me so far and growing even more so as each ml sweetens the air in my den! Very nice, King Dave!!
Knight's Rum
Again gorgeous color, bottle and label (having my name on it? Even better!
). Aroma and tongue test...hmm, I may not like this one very much
....rather strong alcohol smell and a kind of bitter-sting directly on the tongue
AAAAAANT, WRONG AGAIN!!!! . Load a T3S, primer puff a few times and let her sit while I play with the Blood Oath and Cross a bit more. Moment of truth...vape...adjust....vape...and ....hmm....vape...vape....I just might like this and I have never vaped an alcohol flavored juice. In fact, I usually spend so much time and effort shaking and steeping to
remove alcohol from my juices, I'm not sure what to think. Then, after the coil got broken in, it hit me. This. Is. Awesome!!!
instantly took me back to when my frustrated mother would pull these out of her purse in church and give me one to keep me still and quiet (her bribe usually worked because the other consequence sucked badly!)
Anyone else get this from Knight's Rum? Simply amazing how taste/smell can transport one back decades instantaneously! Wow!
SOOO GOOD.
Obviously, Knight's Cross and Knight's Rum are tied for 1st place with me so far. As Joan (correctly) posted, flavor/people/device relationships are rather fluid and will certainly ebb and flow a bit before all three (and other factors) settle into a more resolved opinion. I'm fairly certain that the complexities and nuances of these 3 fine
Premium juices so graciously gifted to us only for our opinions will do so as well. Thank you King Dave for taking the time and effort to pre-steep these (as with all of your fine juices) so that at least one of those factors (the biggest PITA!) has already been taken care of for us, your humble knights and your customers. We appreciate the wonderful difference it makes when forming a relationship with your juices (yes, I said relationship....I looked up and down at, smelled and even tongued mine!).
Ok Knights, now every finger on both hands are cramped and I've just completed the longest post in my ECF membership....and that was just my "first impressions"! I think it's fair to say that King Dave's work and graciousness has certainly moved me as I hope it has all of you!!
More to come as I get more intimate with my juice!!
G'Knight Knights
